InnerSelf Daily Inspiration

October 19, 2026

Cleansing, Grounding, and Protecting: Two Foundational Practices

Cleansing, Grounding, and Protecting: Two Foundational Practices

By MaryAnn DiMarco

Without these practices, things don't flow the way they should. This creates a breeding ground for doubt. At best, we feel discomfort, which makes it hard to keep doing the work we need to do. At worst, stagnant energy hangs around us. We feel like we're losing touch with reality; our doubt goes off the charts. This is an unfortunate state to be in and entirely unnecessary, at that. We're better off if we prevent it altogether.
— MaryAnn DiMarco
Many cultures have a ritualistic cleansing practice, often done with smoke or water, to help remove negative or stagnant energy. There are also numerous practices that point to the idea of grounding: connecting oneself to the body and the earth while calling upon divine energy for support. These rituals involve regularly removing what does not serve us and recommitting our entire being — and, specifically, our body — to the pure channeling of love and light.
Grounding is about protection. It's about staying present enough to guard our own house, and to ask our guides to join us in that. In most cases, we physically get low to the ground — think praying, sitting in meditation, and so forth — or at least bring attention to the lower parts of the body. Then we ask for help from something outside us.
By reconnecting with the light, we remind ourselves of what our spirit is here to do — inhabit this body, for a time, and use that time wisely. We then allow divine energy to come through us, filling us up with positivity and replenishing our resources.

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Recap

This week’s issue focuses on navigating uncertainty through awareness, emotional insight, and conscious decision-making. With the addition of expanded astrology tools, readers gain both practical and reflective guidance for personal growth and life transitions.

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